IBM debuts skinny mainframe; Decentralized IT on the rise; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | April 12, 2018 FEATURED STORY IBM seeks fatter cloud revenues with skinny mainframe By Ed Scannell, Senior Executive Editor IBM's "skinny mainframe" debut aims to build on the momentum of its z14 mainframe to generate greater cloud and blockchain revenues. (SearchDataCenter.com) Advertisement NEWS   Edge computing drives shift to decentralized IT Bloggers discuss the rise of decentralized IT in response to edge computing and cloud-based data center architectures, Infoblox new DNS security tool and how machine learning is transforming security. (SearchNetworking.com)   April Patch Tuesday addresses more than 60 vulnerabilities Out-of-band patches from Microsoft are on the rise as the company finds itself issuing repairs to multiple flawed security updates, including one zero-day exploit Microsoft initiated through a coding error in its Malware Protection Engine. (SearchWindowsServer.com) EXPERT ADVICE   IBM brings blockchain to mainframes IBM is vying for a piece of the blockchain pie. Learn about IBM blockchain technology and its potential use cases in this tip. (SearchDataCenter.com)   What do I need to know about flash storage in ESXi? With the esxcli command, IT administrators can keep track of data related to VMware flash storage devices, including media wear, drive temperature and more. These statistics are important to know so admins can keep track of devices and decide when to replace them. (SearchVMware.com)   View the virtual processors configured for Hyper-V VMs List all the Hyper-V virtual processors configured for VMs on the local host and remote servers with a couple PowerShell commands and a simple script. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Improve IT in ways that affect the whole business IT improvements aren't delivering on their promise if IT is the only group to reap the rewards. Implement changes that uplift the entire business and boost profitability. (SearchITOperations.com)   The best monitoring technology for containers The infrastructure developer job role combines skills from software programming with knowledge of the base layers of the IT stack to enable fast, stable code rollouts. (SearchITOperations.com)   Prepare to migrate a development VM to production To migrate virtual machines from a development and test environment to production, administrators must check a number of factors, including connectivity, security, compliance and licenses. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   The essential guide to VMware NSX SDN technology Learn the landscape of VMware NSX SDN technology with this essential guide that covers NSX basics, features, configurations and the service's future. (SearchVMware.com)   IS degree vs hand on experience: Which is more important? An information systems management degree is a basic requirement for many IT job seekers. Practical experience and vendor-specific certifications make a more attractive candidate, however. (SearchDataCenter.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Modern Infrastructure Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.